HEKKTA’s Property Portal – Hotels

It’s hotels that are hitting the headlines this week so HEKKTA investigates what’s new in the world of hospitality, as well as all of the latest news concerning property & architecture.

Sat at the bottom of the Svartisen glacier on Norway’s Almlifjellet mountain, architecture firm Snøhettahave designed a circular, energy-positive hotel which will produce more energy than it consumes. Aesthetically it is beautiful, but Snøhetta adding the extra environmental feature is the kind of architecture and design we should all be striving for! Considering it’s location, architects say it is crucial the hotel protects the precious arctic environment. Big thumbs up from HEKKTA!

Step into the world of super-luxury for America’s super-rich with this “pi-in-the-sky” hotel designed by Henry Goss Architects and The Boundary (an industry leader in architectural visualisation). The idea behind it was to create stripped back luxury using basic materials of concrete, wood and glass for this haven on a secret site in the middle of Arizona’s Sonoran desert. The hotel houses just 4 couples and will have an extensive supply of staff.

NY architecture firm DFA have proposed an interesting solution to the rising sea level crisis that could seriously affects Manhattan’s banks in the future. They have imagined a series of floating apartments in tower blocks for Manhattan’s Pier 40, which would stay above water as the sea levels rise.

Rumours of two spherical music venues being built in London and Las Vegas have been confirmed by the Madison Square Garden Company (MSG). Whilst designs are still in the early stages, MSG state the arenas will, “feature an iconic design, and will be equipped with game-changing technologies that push the limits of connectivity, acoustics, video, and content distribution”. The venues are being designed by stadium experts Populous and the provisional ideas look really amazing. They plan to build the London arena in Stratford, so when it is completed, the HEKKTA team will go straight down to check it out!